Thursday, April 22, 2010

This week for Show and Tell, I'm going to share some beautiful gifts I received awhile back.

These beautiful chintz plates were from M.~Tales from an O.C. Cottage. I just need to rearrange things a little bit to make room for them in here...

I think I may need a bigger cabinet to display them soon!

The next gift I receieved awhile back was from Elsie. Elsie doesn't have a blog but she leaves the nicest comments on mine. She made this beautiful blue pillow for me...

It even says "My Romantic Home" on it...

Elsie also sent some hair ties for Lauren and a jar of homemade jam which I haven't even tried yet. I still have opened jars of peach jam and pomegranate jelly I made in the fridge so I want to wait to finish those before I open another jar.

And because it's Earth Day I thought I should share some roses that are blooming in my garden right now. These are called "French Lace". The early spring blooms on these are usually more pink and then when the weather warms up the blooms are a soft apricot and ivory color.

If you are joining in on Show and Tell Friday, please remember that your Show and Tell needs to be something from your home or garden. Please read the Show and Tell Guidelines for step-by-step instructions on how to participate.If you would like to join in, please enter your name and leave your exact Show and Tell blog post link, not just your blog link and as a common courtesy link back to my blog. If your link has been removed, please re-read over the guidelines before re-posting, or e-mail me with any questions.Thank you! I look forward to seeing everyone's posts...it may take me awhile to get around to visit everyone since I work full time but I'll do my best to get to your blog as soon as I can!

I have always loved chintz dishes! They go so nicely with romantic decor like your and especially with your French Lace roses. Love that rose too. I actually have one planted too, but it's not blooming yet. Thanks for hosting Show and Tell!

Hi Cindy, I love the chintz plates, so pretty and the blue pillow is so sweet, perfect for your "romantic home". The roses blooming in your garden are amazing. Thank you for hosting "Show and Tell Friday", I enjoy it so much!Hugz,Kim

Cindy~ I love your roses,OH MY GOSH,they are gorgeous. I have aNew Dawn rose that is similar butnot as pretty as that. I'm glad youlike the pillow and I would like tosay Thank You to everyone for theirkind comments.:O)

Lovely chintz dishes Cindy and a beautiful pillow from Elise. You have brought joy into other's lives and it is only fitting that others bring some into yours!! Thank you for being our lovely hostess for Show and Tell Friday!Love, Susan and Bentleyxxoo

Oh my I just love the pillow that your friend sent you,it is such a lovely shade and so pretty and personalized. Your pretty rose picture is gorgeous. I am trying to link up with you for show and tell Fridays and I am really hoping I did it right. I am new to the blogging world and honestly not that great with computers so please let me know if I did something wrong! Hugs and Happy Friday,

I have a Cheery Chintz cup and saucer in the same pattern as your saucer. They were my grandmother's and I have loved them since I was a child. When I get back to the Old House, I plan to collect Chintz. I don't have any room for it here and we have a lot of dust so... It gives me something to look forward to. Blessings.

I love the Chintz dishes! So beautiful! You have such a wonderful cabinet full of them! THe flowers are just beautiful as well. I can't wait for the roses to start blooming here. THat is so kind of Elsie to have made you that pillow. She seems pretty creative there. Maybe she'll start up a blog of her own. It's so much fun! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! We're supposed to have rain here so I'm sure I can find lot's to do inside to keep me busy!! Take care Sherri : )PS Thanks for taking the time to host this day, it's so much fun!

Those dishes were a great gift and what a pretty pillow you received! I love roses and yours are beautiful. I just planted my first rose bush so I'm keeping my fingers crossed they survive my black thumb!

Hi Cindy, French Lace Roses are my fave. They have been for years. I used to have them in my garden years ago...sadly we moved from that house. Your pillow is gorgeous.Glad to have read your blog...haven't been blogging in a while.

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I used to have a French Lace Rose Bush. They are beautiful roses. My bush died for an unknown reason and I've moved since. But thanks for reminding me about this lovely hybrid. I may plant one next year. I love the delicate color. You really have a green thumb!

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